A rare case of perirenal myelolipoma. Diagnostic approach and therapeutic strategy.
A very rare case of perirenal myelolipoma and the problems of differential diagnosis are reported. The non-specificity of, and sometimes even the lack of, radiological and haematological data prevents physicians from preoperatively excluding a malignant neoplasm with a certain degree of confidence. Surgical exploration remains a compulsory step in myelolipoma management and its simple removal seems to be the therapy of choice.
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Urology Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Racioppi
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Fanasca
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Zannoni
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Alcini
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology